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Bachelor Info Day

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Plan of studies

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Bachelor programme• Design Studio• Historical-Humanistic courses• Technical-Scientific courses

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• Compulsory practice period in an architectural studio after the second year, which must be approved by the Head of internship programme

• It last 2 semesters (at least 9 months).

Internship

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Technical-Scientific courses

BSc 1 BSc 2 BSc 3 MSc 1 MSc 2

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Historical-Humanistic courses

Design studios

Plan of studies

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Bachelor 1st year

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Bachelor 2nd year

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Bachelor 3rd year

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The official teaching language is Italian, but individual lectures, courses or design studios and their relevant examinations may be conducted in English, in particular in the MSc cycle.A working knowledge of English is desirable and may be prescribed by the Rules for Study.By specific request made in good time, and with the agreement of the faculty member responsible for each examination, the examinations may be taken in other languages.For students who are not native Italian speakers, the Academy organizes intensive courses in Italian which take place before the academic year. Other courses are offered during the semesters.

Language

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EuropaThe diploma is recognised all over Europe after all the required documents are presented to the state of the country in which one wants to be an architect.

Diploma recognition

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Exams and ECTS credits

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1st year Bachelor, preparatory:• Design Studio: 2 projets / critiques 30 ECTS• Historical-Humanistic disciplines: 15 ECTS• Technical-Scientific disciplines: 15 ECTS+ average of at least 6In order to move on the second year, you need

AT LEAST 60 ECTS

Bachelor’s exams

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The Bachelor is organised as follows:

• 1st year 30 ECTS design + 30 ECTS theory

• 2nd year 30 ECTS design + 30 ECTS theory

• Internship 2 semesters (min.9 consecutive months)

• 3rd year 30 ECTS design + 30 ECTS theory

Achievement of the Bachelor’s degree with 180 ECTS

Bachelor’s exams

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There are three exam sessions:

• Spring session (January-February)

• Summer session (June-July)

• Fall session (August-September)

Exam sessions

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Pre-enrolment

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Calendar:Application start: January 7th 2019• Application deadline: April 15th 2019 for students with

Secondary School leaving Certificate obtained in nonEU/EFTA countries, or those who need a visa

• Application deadline: June 1st 2019 for students Swiss and EU/EFTA with Secondary School leaving Certificate

EU (European Union) countries: Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Croatia; Denmark; Estonia; Germany; Finland; France; United Kingdom; Greece; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxemburg; Malta; the Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Czech Republic; Romania; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Hungary.

EFTA (European Free Trade Association) countries: Iceland; Norway; Principality of Lichtenstein; Switzerland

Pre-enrolment Bachelor

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On our website under“The Academy” - “Enrolment"- “Bachelor of Science” in the right column, under “Useful links” you can find the online application form.

Fill-in the application online formand attach the required documents.

Pre-enrolment procedure:

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Documents to provide online:• Certificate of attendance of Secondary School or Leaving

Certificate (if already graduated)• Study schedule (the list of subjects studied during the last

3 years of Secondary School, divided by school year, and with the teaching hours for each suject)

• Identity Card (copy, both sides)• Curriculum vitae• Passport picture (JPG image file format)

Paper forms are not accepted

Pre-enrolment Bachelor

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Eligibility for admission: Swiss school-leaving certificates, obtained in Switzerland:

• Federal or cantonal matriculation recognized by the Swiss Federal Matriculation Committee.

• Cantonal maturità commerciale (Bellinzona)• Artistic maturity under Cantonal Law issued by the Liceo

Artistico CSIA (in this case admission is contingent upon an interview and an examination in Mathematics).

• CSIA’s maturità professionale is not recognised• Students who has a maturità professionale must contact the

State Secretariat for Education and Research in Bellinzona (they must give additional exams)

Pre-enrolment Bachelor

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Eligibility for admission:Recognized foreign Secondary School leaving certificates:

• Foreign Secondary School leaving certificates must be equavalent to the Swiss ones. As a rule, reference is made to the guidelines of Swissuniversities, the new Rector's Conference of Swiss Universities.

Swissuniversities website: https://www.swissuniversities.ch/en/higher-education-area/admission-to-universities/countries/

Pre-iscrizione Bachelor

Swissuniversities website

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admission conditions

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• For students whose official residence was in Switzerland, or in Liechtenstein at the time of the final Upper Secondary School exam (Maturità) the semester’s fees are of CHF 2’000.- (CHF 4’000.- per year).

• The semester’s fees for every other foreign student is of CHF4’000.- (CHF 8’000.- per year).

University fees

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Selective Test

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• The test will only take place if the number of applicantsexceeds the number of places available (130)

• Students of Swiss nationality and those who were legally domiciled in Switzerland (including Liechtenstein and Campione d’Italia) when they received the qualification that gained them admission to the Accademia will not have to take the test, since they enjoy precedence in the admissionprocess

• The percentage of places available for students of othernationalities is usually around 70-80%

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• In the event of a selective testing, it will take placeduring the 3rd-4th week of July in the year of enrolment, so every student has already given his last secondarySchool final exams in their nation of origin.

• The selective test via Skype will take place in May onlyfor extra-European students (non-EU/EFTA).

Selective test

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• If selective testing takes place, you will receive an e-mail in mid-June with dates and subjects to prepare for.

• In order to give the test, the student must sign up for it and pay CHF 200.- with credit card.

• The link for the test sign-up and payment will be communicated via e-mail on June 14th 2019.

Selective test

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Structure of the selective test:• The test comprises three written exams:

• Mathematics• History of art, architecture and drawing• Foreign language (except mother tongue)

• Personal interview

Selective test

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On our website under “The Academy” – “Enrolment” – “Bachelor of Science” in the right column, under “Attachments”, you can find the Selective test subjects.

Selective test

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The results will be given via email duringthe first week of August.

For further questions, ask Dafne Sersale: dafne.sersale@usi.ch

Selective test

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Scholarships

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More information can be found on our website under “The Academy”, “Scholarships”See webpage.

From the first year of Bachelor studies, Swissstudents can benefit from scholarshipsgranted by Canton Ticino or by their canton of origin.

Scholarships

Scholarships – Swiss students

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Scholarships for 1st year Bachelor students from Swiss-German and Swiss french cantons

• Among its goals USI seeks to further encourage multiculturality among its student core, also as a stimulus for the Italian speaking students.USI therefore assigns every year to all first year Bachelor students from the Swiss-german and Swiss-french Cantons a scholarship equivalent to the yearly tuiton fee of CHF 4000.

Scholarships

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Scholarships- International students

Scholarships are never awarded during the first year of studies and are awarded at the earliest after successfully finishing the first year

Scholarships

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Accomodation

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The Accademia offersaccomodation to students at theCasa dell’Accademia.The rent amounts to CHF 600.-per month inclusive of expenses(for 10 months).

More information on our website under “The Academy”,“Casa dell’Accademia” See webpage.

Accomodation

Accomodation

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The Accommodation Service also helps the students searchingfor a place to live, thanks to an online database:www.alloggi.usi.ch

Facebookwww.facebook.com/usialloggimendrisio

Requests for a place to live can also be addressed to: alloggi.me@usi.ch

Accomodation

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Scholarships-Accomodation

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Scholarships for incoming students from Swiss-German and Swiss French cantons residing at the Casa dell’Accademia

• The Fondazione per la Casa dell’Accademia offers ten scholarships worth CHF 3000.-, corresponding to half the yearly rent+expenses to incoming students from Swiss-German and Swiss French cantons.

• Students are invited to forward their request through the Accademia’s website under Scholarships.

Scholarships-Accomodation

Scholarships – Accomodation

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Basic Information for new students

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Accepted students must be available and free of commitments during the first two weeks of Septemberbecause the procedures described below can take more than a day:

• Enrolment in the Secretariat and student registration• Handing in of documents necessary for the administrative

procedures and eventually population control; residence permit procedure; bank; health insurance exemption

• Accomodation set up / Keys pick-up Casa dell’Accademia • Italian language course• Intensive mathematics course• Useful information

Basic Information for new students

Scholarships – Swiss students

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These details will be explained better in the letter everyaccepted student will receive.

ATTENTION: Do not go to the Cantonal offices(population control / immigration office) before the enrolment procedure in the Secretariat

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Sito web: www.arc.usi.ch

Contacts

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Contacts

Contacts

Segreteria Largo Bernasconi 2, CH – 6850, Mendrisio

E-mail: dafne.sersale@usi.ch

Sito web: www.arc.usi.ch

Telefono: +41 58 666 58 03

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Academy Campus

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Campus Mendriso

1. Villa Argentina2. Canavée building3. Turconi building4. Library5. Theatre of

architecture6. Dépendance7. Research Institutes8. “Vignetta”

Restaurant

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Theatre of architecture

Campus Mendriso

Research Institutes“Vignetta” Restaurant

Canavée building

Turconi building-Library

Dépendance

Villa Argentina